Research Technician – Engineering Testing

The Henry Royce Institute (Royce ), is an EPSRC-funded national institute. With its Hub at The University of Manchester, Royce has spokes at nine Partner and Associate organisations: the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Cranfield, Oxford and Imperial College London, as well as at the UK Atomic Energy Authority and National Nuclear Laboratory. Royce, driven by a vision of ‘advanced materials for a sustainable society’, supports the UK in growing its world-leading research and innovation in advanced materials. Extending across nine floors, the new £105m Royce Hub Building in Manchester will foster world-class collaborative research as diverse as biomedical materials, digital fabrication and advanced metals processing.

Royce is seeking a Technician to provide high-quality technical support to research activities related to the Advanced Metals Processing research area. The post holder will be primarily responsible for ensuring that a range of instrumentation associated with coatings and high-performance testing research in the Royce Hub Building is maintained, serviceable and that good housekeeping is maintained. Working alongside a team of Experimental Officers, they will provide support for student projects, research work and commercial contracts on the equipment.

The post holder will be skilled at maintaining the high-end experimental instrumentation used in thermomechanical processing and testing research facilities. They will require practical experience in at least one of the following: instrumental forming processes – press or mill, mechanical testing, dilatometry, Gleeble. A proactive and energetic approach is important, as is an ability to establish a good rapport with students, staff, external customers and visitors. A degree, HND, HNC, Level 4 NVQ, etc. or significant work experience in a relevant technical, engineering or scientific role is required.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

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Blended working arrangements may be considered

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Sarah-Jane Clelland, Research & Facilities Manager

Email: sarah-jane.clelland@manchester.ac.uk ​​​​​​​

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.​​​​​​​

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.